Using Tiny Term version 3.3 on Windows 98, the printer might lock up after printing three or four pages of a report. Once it locks up, you’ll have to end task TinyTERM to clear it.

To fix this, go to TinyTERM’s printer settings and check the box marked “Flush output buffer.” This will flush the printer buffer periodically, preventing the printer from locking up.

Using TinyTERM versions prior to 4.0, if you try to download a file from the host to a directory path with a space in the name; e.g., C:\Program Files\Century\TinyTERM, the transfer will fail. This happens because of the space in the path. Putting the path in quotation marks will not help.

Instead, use the DOS 8.3-style name associated with the path. In the example above, that would be C:\Progra~1\Century\TinyTERM. Or download to a path with no spaces, then move the file when the download completes.

The TinyTERM install program may ask for the drive the PC boots from, and will default to C:\. If you click OK, it will ask again, this time specifying C:\CONFIG.SYS. Every time you click OK, another CONFIG.SYS is added to the directory path.

When this happens, it means there is no CONFIG.SYS file on C:. TinyTERM does not do anything with the file, but the install will not proceed if it’s not there.

To bypass this, cancel the TinyTERM install. In the root of the C: drive, create an empty CONFIG.SYS file. Then start the TinyTERM install again. It will proceed normally.

The Century FTP Client included in TinyTERM Plus versions prior to 4.40 can only copy one directory at a time. However, the SecureFT application included in TinyTERM Plus versions 4.40 and higher can copy multiple directories in a single operation.

This is normal behavior. To get TinyTERM 3.3 and earlier versions to erase when backspacing, go to the Configure menu and select Emulation. Check the “Backspace sends Delete” box there to cause backspace to erase characters.

With default settings, TinyTERM 3.2 does not appear to respond to serial connections. To get it to connect properly, you will need to edit the .tap connection file and change four lines:

• exitdtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• ddtr=ON needs to change to OFF
• dtr=OFF needs to change to ON
• rts=OFF needs to change to ON

Save the file after this. TinyTERM will connect properly after that.

If you try to install a 30-day eval from the October 1998 CD (TinyTERM 4.00), you get an invalid license error. The install then aborts.

You can install an evaluation copy of TERM Professional 3.3 from that CD. Browse the CD and go to the ttpro directory. Run the insttt32.exe program from there.

You may find yourself in a situation where several PCs will need to share a single external modem. This can be accomplished with a serial port “swap box,” a device that selects between multiple input lines and one output.

Each PC is plugged into a switched input line. The modem is connected to the output line. When a user needs the modem, he simply sets the selector for his PC after making sure no one else is using it.

Like the 10022 Invalid Argument error, this message means TinyTERM is being blocked by a firewall. Error 10013 usually indicates that the tt.exe program is specifically blocked.

To get rid of the error, change the firewall configuration so that tt.exe is no longer blocked. Set it to be exempt or always allowed instead.

TinyTERM version 4 has a pop-up context menu which can be accessed by right-clicking the session button. If you need the Session Bar so you can switch between sessions, but do not want the context menu available, it can be disabled.

Go to TinyTERM’s Session menu and select the Script Editor. Enter the following commands:

iIdPopMenu = 101;
CSESS[dSESSBUTT].contextmenuid = iIdPopMenu;
entryTE_EMouseDown(oParent,oTE,nCode,nButton,nFlags,x,y){}

Save the script with whatever name you choose, such as nomenu.cs.

Next, go to the Edit menu and select Session Properties. Set the “Post session start” radio button, then click the Browse button. Select the script you just created and click Open. OK everything and save the settings.

The next time you start TinyTERM, the session buttons will still be available. But the context menu won’t.